Brushy Bill Roberts
American man who claimed to be Billy the Kid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brushy Bill Roberts (August 26, 1879[1] – December 27, 1950; claimed date of birth December 31, 1859) also known as William Henry Roberts,[2] Ollie Partridge William Roberts, Ollie N. Roberts, or Ollie L. Roberts, was an American man who attracted attention in the late 1940s and the 1950s by claiming to be Western outlaw William H. Bonney, (who actually died in 1881). Roberts' claim was rejected by the governor of New Mexico, Thomas J. Mabry, in 1950. Brushy Bill's story is promoted by the "Billy the Kid Museum" in his hometown of Hico in Hamilton County, Texas.[3] His claim was explored in a 2011 episode of Brad Meltzer's Decoded and a segment by Robert Stack in 1989 on Unsolved Mysteries.
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Brushy Bill Roberts | |
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Born | (1879-08-26)August 26, 1879 |
Died | December 27, 1950(1950-12-27) (aged 71) Hico, Texas, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Oliver L. Roberts |
Occupation | Prospector |